STAFF & COLUMNISTS
G. Kazuo Peña
[ Hobbies / Interests ]
EDM / JAZZ American
Cinema Japanese literature / American literature
Theatre / Clubs / Gourmet / Computer music
Tennis / Skateboarding / Training American
Trad / Select shops / Brooks Brothers / Polo Ralph Lauren
[ Magazines I Read ]
TIME / Newsweek (US/Japan) / Reader’s Digest / Harvard Business Review (US/Japan) / Fortune / Forbes (US/Japan) / The Economist / MEN’S CLUB / OCEANS / POPEYE / UOMO / Safari / SENSE / GQ Japan / ENTRE / KOHKOKU / Sendenkaigi / Hansokukaigi / Smash / Tennis Classic / Tennis Magazine / The New Yorker / Esquire / GQ / Monocle / Wallpaper* / WIRED / Rolling Stone (US/Japan) / DownBeat / DJ Magazine / SPIN
WORKS
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CINEMA & THEATRE #066
Movie Review: "Booksmart" is a Heartwarming, Generation-Defining High School Movie for Gen Z
– Director: Olivia Wilde/Starring: Kaitlyn Dever, Beanie Feldstein2025/06/23 -
CINEMA & THEATRE #065
Movie Review: “Frankie" and Lessons of Life and Family
– Director: Ira Sachs/Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Brendan Gleeson, Marisa Tomei2025/03/31 -
LANGUAGE & EDUCATION #049
Book Review: "Eigo Kompurekkusu Funsai Sengen" Offers Concrete Ways for Japanese People to Overcome Their Difficulty With English
- by Torikai Kumiko and Saito Takashi2025/03/17 -
CINEMA & THEATRE #064
Movie Review: How “Midsommar" Shines a Light on American Arrogance and Fear
– Director: Ari Aster/Starring: Florence Pugh, Jack Raynor, William Jackson Harper2025/02/24 -
BOOKS & MAGAZINES #015
Classic Works of English Literature (Part One)
- Famous Books to Read Before You're 30 (2)
– Charles Dickens/Lewis Carroll/Margaret Mitchell/Jane Austen/Herman Melville2025/01/27 -
CINEMA & THEATRE #063
Movie Review: “Knives Out" is a Microcosm of Modern America
– Director: Rian Johnson/Starring: Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana De Armas2025/01/06 -
CINEMA & THEATRE #062
Movie Review: “Once Upon a Time in America" is an American Cinephile's Most Personal Film
– Director: Quentin Tarantino/Starring: Brad Pitt/Leonardo DiCaprio/Margot Robbie2024/12/09 -
CINEMA & THEATRE #061
Movie Review: “Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot" and Dealing With Taboos Head-on
– Director: Gus Van Sant/Starring: Joaquin Phoenix/Jonah Hill/Rooney Mara2024/11/25 -
BOOKS & MAGAZINES #014
Classic Works of English Literature (Part One)
- Famous Books to Read Before You're 30 (2)
– John Steinbeck/Ernest Hemingway/F. Scott Fitzgerald2024/11/11 -
CINEMA & THEATRE #060
Movie Review: “Dumbo" is an Allegory for Modern American
– Director: Tim Burton/Starring: Colin Farrell/Michael Keaton/Danny Devito/Eva Green2024/10/28 -
LANGUAGE & EDUCATION #048
Oxymorons and COVID-19 – Social Media and the New Normal
- NHK E-Tele "SNS Eigojutsu" #Oscars (aired 2020/03/13)2024/08/19 -
FASHION & SHOPPING #056
West Coast Casualwear You Can Find in Tokyo
- Patagonia/Levis/Stussy/Champion/Gregory/Timberland2024/06/03 -
BOOKS & MAGAZINES #013
A Brief Introduction to American Literature
- Famous Books to Read Before You're 30 (1)
- Mark Twain/J. D. Salinger/F. Scott Fitzgerald/Jack Keruac/John Irving/Steven King2024/05/20 -
LANGUAGE & EDUCATION #047
The Academy Award-Winning “Parasite" and the “One-Inch" Subtitle Barrier
- NHK E-Tele "SNS Eigojutsu" #Oscars (aired 2020/03/13)2024/03/18 -
LANGUAGE & EDUCATION #046
Australian English and the Australian Identity
- NHK E-Tele "SNS Eigojutsu" #AustraliaBushfires (aired 2020/02/28)2024/01/29 -
CINEMA & THEATRE #049
An Overview on Our New Series on the History of World Cinema (Part Two: Chapters 10-20)
– U.K./France/Italy/Germany/Russia/South America/Japan/South Korea/China/India/Middle East2023/09/18 -
CINEMA & THEATRE #048
An Overview on Our New Series on the History of World Cinema (Part One: Chapters 1-10)
– The Dawn of Cinema/The Birth of Hollywood/The Hollywood Golden Age/Filmmakers/Actors2023/09/11 -
LANGUAGE & EDUCATION #045
America in the Post-Truth Era: #Election2020 and the Iowa Democratic Caucuses
- NHK E-Tele "SNS Eigojutsu" #Election2020 (aired 2020/02/07)2023/07/03 -
LANGUAGE & EDUCATION #044
Americans Have Become Numb to War: Reflections on the #WWIII Hashtag
- NHK E-Tele "SNS Eigojutsu" #WWIII (aired 2020/01/24)2023/06/05 -
LANGUAGE & EDUCATION #043
ICT Buzzwords and How Jargon Reveals the Essence of Things and People
- NHK E-Tele "SNS Eigojutsu" #CES2020 (aired 2019/01/17)2023/05/15
